Turkey issued rebuilding regulations on Friday for a region devastated by earthquakes this month to enable companies or charities to help in the urgent task of building new homes for the millions who need rehousing after the devastating tremors.
A special court convicted ex-minister Nikos Pappas to a maximum two-year sentence with a three-year probation Friday over the handling of a 2016 television license tender under the former SYRIZA-led government.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that more talks between parliamentary groups were needed before lawmakers vote on the ratification of Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids which they will begin debating next Wednesday.
A special court in a unanimous decision Friday found ex-minister Nikos Pappas guilty of dereliction of duty over the handling of a 2016 television license tender under the former SYRIZA-led government.
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The Canadian Embassy in Athens has released a short video to mark the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The government expects to have completed the 140-kilometer fence on the Evros border by the end of 2023, according to Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos.
Yannis Palaiologos and Vassilis Nedos, who joined The Greek Current the day Putin launched his brutal invasion of Ukraine, join Thanos Davelis today to look back over the last year, analyzing what this war has meant for Europe, Greece, and the broader West, and break down the challenges that lie ahead.
The sudden increase in prices has pushed the Greek dairy market close to collapse, while at the same time there is no sign of any price drops, despite the pressure being exerted by the dairy industry to reduce producer prices.
Despite the police dismantling various illegal gambling rings from time to time, other gambling activity that is not legal – i.e. without licensing – is flourishing in Greece.